surgeon general
1Surgeon General — can have several different meanings.In the United States: *The Surgeon General of the United States is the head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and thus the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the U.S.… …
2Surgeon General — steht für folgende Spitzenpositionen im militärischen Sanitätswesen: Vereinigte Staaten: Surgeon General of the United States, Direktor des öffentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes der USA Surgeon General of the United States Army, oberster Militärarzt… …
3Surgeon general — Surgeon Sur geon, n. [OE. surgien, OF. surgien, contr. fr. chirurgien. See {Chirurgeon}.] 1. One whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or injuries of the body by manual operation; one whose occupation is to cure local injuries or… …
4Surgeon General — Surgeon Gen|e|ral 1.) the chief medical officer of the US Public Health Service. The Surgeon General is responsible for giving advice about health and finding out whether particular chemicals, foods etc are safe. For example, bottles of alcohol… …
5Surgeon General — ☆ Surgeon General n. pl. Surgeons General or Surgeon Generals 1. the chief general officer or admiral in charge of the medical department of the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Navy 2. the chief medical officer in the U.S. Public Health Service or in… …
6surgeon general — n. A federal officer who heads the U.S. Public Health Service; the head of a military medical service. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
7Surgeon General — noun count the U.S. government official who is responsible for issues affecting public health …
8Surgeon General — In the United States, the chief medical officer of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPS), the agency responsible for the public health of the American people. The Public Health Service (PHS) administers a number of critically important health… …
9Surgeon General — noun 1. the head of the United States Public Health Service • Hypernyms: ↑executive, ↑executive director 2. the senior medical officer in an Army or Navy • Hypernyms: ↑medical officer, ↑medic * * * noun, pl surgeons general or surgeon generals… …
10Surgeon General — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms Surgeon General : singular Surgeon General plural Surgeons General the US government official who is responsible for issues affecting public health …
